| ID | 185346 |
| Title Proper | NATO’s Concept Development and Experimentation approach in the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy? – an institutional isomorphism perspective |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Pavlov, Nikolay |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The paper analyses the Concept Development and Experimentation (CD&E) approach which has been developed and implemented in NATO over the last 20 years. NATO’s CD&E approach is explained as an organisational innovation and institutional response to external and internal pressures. Within the theoretical framing of institutional isomorphism, the paper analyses the adoption of CD&E in the European Union’s (EU) Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). The research hypothesis is that the EU will adopt and apply NATO’s CD&E approach in the EU’s defence planning and capability development process. The empirical findings from the analysis of the EU policy practice, however, show that CD&E has actually been adopted from NATO and applied by the EU to a very limited extent. The low degree of isomorphism between NATO and the EU with regard to applying CD&E is explained by a complex set of factors. The research results have broader implications, suggesting that under the current institutional settings it is highly unlikely CD&E to be adopted by other international organisations in the field of international security. |
| `In' analytical Note | Defence Studies Vol. 22, No.2; Jun 2022: p.211-230 |
| Journal Source | Defence Studies Vol: 22 No 2 |
| Key Words | NATO ; Defence Planning ; European Union (EU) ; Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) ; Institutional Isomorphism ; Concept Development and Experimentation (CD&E) |